Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Empathy () is a narrative composed by Catholic clergyman Greg Boyle. The memoir relays Boyle’s experiences functioning as the leader of the Dolores Objective Church in the gang capital of the globe, Los www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 8 mins. Though the homies often challenge Boyle's ability to act toward them with compassion, the unconditional love and acceptance Boyle extends to them is "tattoo [ed] on [their] heart [s]." In time many learn to extend such compassion to others—even to former rivals. In Tattoos on the Heart, he distills his experience working in the ghetto into a breathtaking series of parables inspired by faith. Arranged by theme and filled with sparkling humor and glowing generosity, these essays offer a stirring look at how full our lives could be if we could find the joy in loving others and in being loved www.doorway.ru by: 7.
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle (Free Press, ) A couple of years ago, I was rushing through Los Angeles International Airport, hoping to grab a quick. The compassion Boyle writes of is so deep and wide and strong that nobody is ever beyond its reach. Tattoos on the Heart welcomes all of us to join in the "no matter whatness" of God's unconditional love." Sojourners. Free Press, , pp. Publication Date: March 9, Tattoos on the Heart opens with Father Gregory Boyle 's appointment to the pastorate of Dolores Mission Church. The church, located in a poverty-ridden Los Angeles neighborhood, had some of the most intense gang activity in the nation. Boyle 's previous work with the poor in Bolivia convinced him that only by working with the poor would he.
Gorgeous and uplifting, Tattoos on the Heart amply demonstrates the impact unconditional love can have on your life. As a pastor working in a neighborhood with the highest concentration of murderous gang activity in Los Angeles, Gregory Boyle created an organization to provide jobs, job training, and encouragement so that young people could work together and learn the mutual respect that comes from collaboration. “Destined to become a classic of both urban reportage and contemporary spirituality” (Los Angeles Times)—Tattoos on the Heart is a series of parables about kinship and redemption from pastor, activist, and renowned speaker, Father Gregory Boyle. For twenty years, Father Gregory Boyle has run Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention program located in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles—also known as the gang capital of the world. Title: Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion By: Gregory Boyle Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Vendor: Howard Books Publication Date: Dimensions: 8 X (inches) Weight: 7 ounces ISBN: ISBN Stock No: WW
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